Beyond the political purpose of free speech, the First Amendment provides American people with a marketplace of ideas.. Rather than having the government establish and dictate the truth, freedom of speech enables the truth to emerge from diverse opinions.
cerclage. [ 1 serklÄzhâ²] 2  1 an orthopedic procedure in which the ends of an oblique bone fracture or the chips of a broken patella are bound together with a wire loop or a metal band to hold them in position until healed.
cerclage in Medicine. cerclage cerÂ·clage (sÄr-klÃ¤zh', sÉr-) n. The use of an encircling wire loop or ring to bring together the ends of an obliquely fractured bone or the fragments of a broken patella. Also called tiring. The use of an encircling silicone band around the sclera of the eye to correct detachment of the retina.